KANANASKIS, Canada: European Fee president Ursula von der Leyen mentioned she advised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (Jun 16) that diplomacy was finally finest on Iran, however stopped in need of calling for a direct ceasefire.
Van der Leyen mentioned that she agreed with Netanyahu in a phone name that “Iran shouldn’t have a nuclear weapon, with none query”.
“In fact I feel a negotiated resolution is, in the long run, one of the best resolution,” she mentioned at a press briefing at a Group of Seven summit in Kananaskis, Canada.
Israel launched a shock and massive military attack on Friday on Iran, which has responded with a barrage of missiles and drones on Israel.
Von der Leyen – who has been crucial of Israel over its offensive in Gaza – positioned the blame for the brand new battle on Iran, pointing to the UN nuclear watchdog’s discovering earlier within the week that it was not in compliance with its obligations.
“On this context, Israel has the appropriate to defend itself. Iran is the principal supply of regional instability,” von der Leyen mentioned.
She mentioned that the G7 summit ought to talk about the Iran disaster alongside Ukraine, which has been hit by drones bought to Russia by Tehran’s cleric-run state.
“The identical sort of Iranian-designed and -made drones and ballistic missiles are indiscriminately hitting cities in Ukraine and in Israel. As such, these threats must be addressed collectively,” she mentioned.
Iran in response to the UN watchdog mentioned it might ramp up output of enriched uranium, though not at ranges to make nuclear weapons.
Israel is broadly recognized to have nuclear weapons however doesn’t publicly acknowledge them.
